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North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Buy tickets online! Butterfly Bungalow is closed today April 19.

Welcome to the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, located in Kure Beach, NC at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Visitors journey along “The Waters of the Cape Fear” – from freshwater streams and swamps, to coastline habitats, reefs and the open ocean. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)

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Free Daily Programs

Daily schedule for dive shows, creature features and feedings here.

Directions

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is located on US 421 approximately 15 miles south of Wilmington, just beyond Kure Beach. From Southport, take the Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry.
For ferry schedule, call 910-457-6942 or toll free at 1-800-BYFERRY.
GPS: 33°57’46”N, 77°55’32”W
Street address:
900 Loggerhead Road
Kure Beach, NC 28449

Click here for map and directions

Admission

Adults: ages 13-61, $10.95
Seniors: ages 62+, $9.95
Military: $9.95
Children: ages 3-12, $8.95
Ages 2 and younger and North Carolina Aquarium Society Members: FREE

Purchase tickets for your aquarium visit online here.